D400 Anyone?

[Cre8tivepixels]

Nikon D400
MSRP $1,999.00
Key Features:

■New 14.8 megapixel DX format CMOS sensor effective 14.3 megapixel
■Self-cleaning sensor unit (low-pass filter vibration)
■ISO 100 - 6400 (with boost up to ISO 25600 and down to ISO 50)
■14-bit A/D conversion
■Movie capture at up to 1080p 24 fps with stereo sound

■Nikon EXPEED Plus image processor 30% faster than previous EXPEED image processor

■Super fast operation (power-up 13 ms, shutter lag 40 ms, black-out 90 ms)
■Kevlar / carbon fibre composite shutter with 200,000 exposure durability

■Multi-CAM3500DX Auto Focus sensor (51-point, 15 cross-type, more vertical coverage)

■Auto-focus tracking by color (using information from 1005-pixel AE sensor)

■Auto-focus calibration (fine-tuning) now available (fixed body or up to 20 separate lens settings)
■Vignetting control in-camera
■Automatic chromatic aberration correction
■Custom image parameters now support brightness as well as contrast

■Seven frames per second continuous shooting (nine frames per second with battery pack)
■3.0″ 922,000 pixel LCD monitor

■Live View with either phase detect (mirror up/down) or contrast-detect AF, face detection

■‘Active D-Lighting’ (adjusts metering as well as applying D-Lighting curve)

■Detailed ‘Control Panel’ type display on LCD monitor, changes color in darkness
■Buttons sealed against moisture
■Same ultra-fast startup and shutter lag as D700
■Scene Recognition System (uses AE sensor, AF sensor)
■Picture Control image parameter presets
■UDMA compatible single CF card slot

■Virtual horizon indicates if camera is level (like an aircraft cockpit display)
■Extensive in-camera retouching
■HDMI HD video output

■Magnesium alloy body with connections and buttons sealed against moisture

[aim54x]

Thats from NikonRumors.com I read that and thought, give me quick AF live view like the SONY (ie phase detect without mirror up/down) and I'll be happy.

I'll pass on a D400 and wait to see what the D500 and D900 (FX) will have in store for me. I dont think I will be looking again until then.

[gstark]

I was wondering how long it would take before somebody posted it here. We saw this yesterday.

There's a good reason why the site upon which this is posted is called Nikon RUMOURS ...

And if you have a close look at the alleged specifications, you can see why this is most likely a fake, and a poorly crafted one at that.

For instance ... vignetting control is used in FX sensored cameras because of the size of the sensor; it's not required in DX bodies, so why is this present?

The next body will most likely be a D700X ... And any D400 will be a dumbed down FX body - D700 with reduced AF capabilites.

[aim54x]

And if you have a close look at the alleged specifications, you can see why this is most likely a fake, and a poorly crafted one at that.

For instance ... vignetting control is used in FX sensored cameras because of the size of the sensor; it's not required in DX bodies, so why is this present?

The next body will most likely be a D700X ... And any D400 will be a dumbed down FX body - D700 with reduced AF capabilites.

I am not sure if the AF capabilities will be reduced, the D300 already has the CAM3500DX module, so the D400 will have to have at least the same unit, if not a better one. I would think the D400 would be DX with more pixels than a D300 and be a progression on the same body. ie 100% viewfinder and AF is retained, similar frame rates, more pixels, video, better live view AF.

[chrisk]

i think its fake.
i agree with cameron. needs to have vastly improved LV AF and an articulating screen please Nikon.